diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/CPluginResources.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/CPluginResources.properties
index ec9980c77c4..fc25bb76fd9 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/CPluginResources.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/CPluginResources.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ConsolePreferencePage.autoOpenConsole.label=Open console when building
 ConsolePreferencePage.consoleOnTop.label=Bring console to top when building (if present)
 ConsolePreferencePage.consoleLines.label=Limit console ouput (# lines):
 ConsolePreferencePage.consoleLines.errorMessage=Value must be an integer between 10 and 2147483647
-ConsolePreferencePage.tabWidth.label=Display tab with:
+ConsolePreferencePage.tabWidth.label=Display tab width:
 ConsolePreferencePage.tabWidth.errorMessage=Value must be an integer between 1 and 100
 ConsolePreferencePage.colorSettings.label=Console text color settings
 ConsolePreferencePage.outputColor.label=Output text color